Show jerome paxton mayor wyckoff councilman the august meeting of 0 the city council was held last night with president jerome paxton pre presiding aln orji and councilmen fleyshman n workman ryan and petersen ans answering I 1 to roll call minutes ot of prece proceeding eding meeting were approved as read by recorder miss hurley til following claims and accounts were read and ordered paid BILLS pay roll albert roach walter wilson utah power L co maud maud hurley bailey leavitt R E squires 2375 J C payne M S T T co berry bros 1775 kimball bros W J bardsley morrisson merrill Merrl ll blyth fargo salt bait late lake hardware 2584 af S T T co welsh driscoll buck J J nyan blyth fargo 2158 water pay roll noil silver king coalition total REPORTS IlE POnTS OF OFFICERS city treasurer gen fund deficit july 1 receipts for month license police court cemetery 2500 pound 1400 Ip warrants paid in july water fund surplus july received from consumers war paid in july i less y W cash on hand bank balance sinking fund july 31 city justice ot of the peace reported fines for july amounting to arrests made eight of the foregoing amount was for violation of liquor law disturbing the peace speeding sexton gidley reported three deaths in july cash collected 26 city Il marshal arshal st joer reported work done during daring month showing where the last car load of lumber was used etc fire chief bircumshaw reported several violations of ordinances regarding stove pipes through roots roofs lire fire traps on main street etc also a number of houses in residence section that should be condemned ile he also recommended the purchase of feet of 0 2 12 1 2 inch hose and feet of 0 2 inch hose the recommendations were adopted and sentiment expressed by counell council that in case ot of violation 0 of ordinances the tire fire chief should make arrests instead of 0 reporting matter to council DUE dle FOK TAXES 9 A communication was read from county clerk chas chaa L frost stating that was mas due county as cites of 0 expense tor for collecting county taxes the matter was laid on table until next meeting WANTS A communication was read from scavenger who Is 1 under contract to do scavenger avenger ac work for city for or the year 1920 asked for or a little raise on my contract because hallad hollad by city from rom keeping pigs and prevented from rom making a dollar on the outside in the city limits the communication was referred to the committee on public health and sanitation on motion of 0 councilman councilinan peterson ROBINSON RESIGNS The following communication was read from mayor E W robinson park city utah july 12 1920 to the members of 0 tre city council park city utah gentlemen I 1 cereby respectfully submit my resignation as mayor ot of park city I 1 am compelled to seek a lower altitude and am acting on orders from my physician I 1 wish to say that my relations with you have been most satisfactory to me and I 1 appreciate very much the kindly spirit with which I 1 have been received and supported by the public in general thanking you tor for the support you have given me and with best wishes for or the future of park city I 1 am most respectfully yours E B W ROBERTSON mayor resignation ACCEPTED on motion of councilmen fleysh man and workman the resignation was accepted without comment acting mayor paxton then called councilman petersen to the chair to avoid embarrassment when his name was vas presented as mr successor Buc cessor presiding officer petersen asked the pleasure of the council regarding the appointment of a mayor to till fill term councilman workman pres presented entea the name of councilman paxton for the position there was no other nomination and mr paxton was elected unanimously mr paxton presented his bond in the sum of which was accepted and the gentleman took his seat as mayor of park city the new mayor thanked the counell council for the honor conferred pledging himself to do his very best as ch chief atef executive tor for the best interests of park city mayor P Pax tons first official act was i to pr present besent to the council the name ot of john Wyc wyckoff kott as councilman to till fill vacancy this action was promptly ratified on motion of fleishman and peterson the name of councilman petersen was suggested by the mayor to succeed mr paxton as president of the council andi and the appointment was ratified on motion of ryan and workman TO QUIET TITLE wm win burke was present as representative of mr M D hurlbut with facts and figures showing where a clu duplicate plicate sale of property had been executed by city which he desired to straighten out ills his client was desirous de of paying delinquent axes thereon in order to clear title to same A resolution was submitted by mr air burk authorizing the city recorder to issue quit claim deed to mr hurlbut for lots 12 and 13 block 4 11 C survey upon payment of all claims thereon the resolution was adopted on motion of fleishman eishman FI and ryan TO REPAIR ONTARIO FLUME the ontario canyon flume was reported in ia bad condition and after discussion the marshal was instructed to have same put in good condition on motion of fleishman and workman MAIN STREET mayor paxton informed council that a state road official had been in city and the matter of resurfacing ng mala main street had been discussed the state resurface at actual cost to city aggregating about this outlay was decided out 0 of the question at the present time but the mayor thought it advisable that the minor repairs should be made and the marshal was instructed to obtain necessary material and tillin fillin till fill in joints etc IS WATER MATEK HAI alu A few years ago the city at considerable sid erable expense had bad a map made ot f the city water system show showing in 9 every hydrant service pipe connection and complete detail ot of system for a year past the map has been missing and inconvenience and loss occasioned thereby mayor paxton called attention loa to the tact fact and efforts will be put forth to locate much needed and expensive map |